Words via our Parent and Education partners, Parent TV When we think of ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, we often think of the stereotype of young, fidgety boys who are disruptive at school, can’t sit still, interrupt a lot and seem to freewheel around, darting from one thing to a
TAMING TODDLERS: MELTDOWNS, TANTRUMS, SCREAMING AND WHINING Words via our Parent and Educator platform, Parent TV This post was written by ParentTV Expert Maggie Dent. Babies, toddlers and young children are learning how to do so many things in the early years – learning to walk, talk, toilet ones
Whether you’ve been a parent for just a few weeks or a few years, it’s easy to lose track of everything going on. Work and other outside pressures all take away your attention… and children change so fast so quickly! It’s easy to get overwhelmed and feel as though keeping strongly connec
Whether you tell stories straight from your memory or imagination, or you read them out of a book, story time is an important part of a child’s growth process. We learn a lot from hearing stories; more than you might originally think! Learning from example Children can learn some amazing lessons a
‘Screen time’ is something that everyone seems to be talking about. Does it help or hinder childhood development? What are the best methods to keep our children safe? Everyone seems to have an opinion. Here are some of the facts. The statistics Well over 80% of children in Australia have a smart
Effect of a nurturing environment on brain development Children learn a surprising amount in the first few years of life, and some of those lessons shape how they learn and react to the world around them for the rest of their lives. We’ve put together a list of the basic elements that affect a chi